Renal Cell Carcinoma

general

A carcinoma arising from the renal parenchyma. There is a strong correlation between cigarette smoking and the development of renal cell carcinoma. The clinical presentation includes : hematuria, flank pain and a palpable lumbar mass. A high percentage of renal cell carcinomas are diagnosed when an ultrasound is performed for other purposes. Radical nephrectomy is the standard intervention procedure. Renal cell carcinoma is generally considered to be resistant to radiation treatment and che

94

Centers

393

Active Trials

$612M

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(2)

NameCenters
Unresectable Renal Cell Carcinoma64
Renal Cell Carcinoma, Not Otherwise Specified—

Top Centers for Renal Cell Carcinoma(94)

Ranked by research excellence score (trials · grants · publications). Methodology →

#CenterScore
1
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
97.3
2
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
97.0
3
University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
93.1
4
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL
NCI Clinical
High-Volume Research Center
87.3
5
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
84.4
6
Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
79.4
7
Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
75.6
8
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
74.6
9
Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
74.4
10
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
73.4
11
University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
71.2
12
Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
70.2
13
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
69.9
14
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
69.7
15
The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.4
16
Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
Active Research Program
66.5
17
University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH
Active Research Program
65.8
18
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.9
19
Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.9
20
UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.6
21
Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA
Active Research Program
63.8
22
Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
63.6
23
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
63.1
24
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
62.0
25
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
60.5
26
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI
Active Research Program
60.4
27
UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.1
28
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
58.6
29
University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL
Active Research Program
58.6
30
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
58.4
31
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.8
32
Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL
Active Research Program
57.6
33
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.9
34
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.9
35
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.0
36
UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
55.8
37
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
55.4
38
Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
53.2
39
Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA
Active Research Program
53.1
40
Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
52.7
41
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
52.6
42
BC CancerVancouver, BC
Active Research Program
52.6
43
Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA
Active Research Program
52.5
44
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
52.4
45
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
51.9
46
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
51.1
47
Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
47.8
48
Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
47.7
49
The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.7
50
University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
46.6
51
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
46.2
52
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
45.9
53
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
45.4
54
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
45.4
55
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL
Active Research Program
45.1
56
O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.8
57
Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.3
58
Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON
Active Research Program
44.1
59
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
43.2
60
UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA
Active Research Program
42.7
61
University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
41.9
62
Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL
Active Research Program
40.8
63
Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
40.1
64
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
39.9
65
Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
Active Research Program
39.6
66
OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
39.3
67
Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
39.0
68
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
Active Research Program
37.4
69
Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
35.3
70
Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY
Contributing Research Center
34.1
71
Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX
Contributing Research Center
33.9
72
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY
NCI Clinical
Contributing Research Center
32.2
73
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
31.1
74
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
30.9
75
Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY
Contributing Research Center
30.8
76
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
29.8
77
Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA
Contributing Research Center
29.7
78
Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA
Contributing Research Center
29.3
79
UK Markey Cancer CenterLexington, KY
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
28.6
80
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR
Contributing Research Center
28.3
81
The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT
Contributing Research Center
28.3
82
UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
26.4
83
Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA
Contributing Research Center
26.2
84
Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK
NCI Clinical
Contributing Research Center
24.6
85
Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX
Contributing Research Center
24.0
86
Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
23.8
87
Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
21.1
88
University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR
Contributing Research Center
21.1
89
Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY
Contributing Research Center
21.1
90
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer CenterMaywood, IL
Contributing Research Center
17.1
91
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY
NCI Comprehensive
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92
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC
NCI Comprehensive
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93
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO
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94
University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX
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